Kentucky Statutes 532.245 – Credit for time spent in pretrial home incarceration
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(1) Time spent in pretrial home incarceration pursuant to KRS § 431.517 shall be credited against the maximum term of imprisonment assessed to the defendant upon conviction. Notwithstanding KRS § 532.200, a defendant who spent time in pretrial home incarceration pursuant to KRS § 431.517 shall not be required to have participated in a global positioning monitoring system program to receive credit. Time credited under this section shall be calculated in accordance with KRS
532.120.
(2) Violation of the terms of pretrial home incarceration shall be deemed an interruption of the defendant’s home incarceration. The interruption shall begin at the time of the violation and shall continue until a court revokes home incarceration or otherwise acts on the violation. Time spent in pretrial home incarceration prior to the violation shall be credited against the maximum term of imprisonment assessed to the defendant upon conviction for the original charge.
(3) This section shall apply to defendants sentenced on or after July 12, 2012.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. — Created
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 24, effective July 12, 2012.
532.120.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 532.245
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(2) Violation of the terms of pretrial home incarceration shall be deemed an interruption of the defendant’s home incarceration. The interruption shall begin at the time of the violation and shall continue until a court revokes home incarceration or otherwise acts on the violation. Time spent in pretrial home incarceration prior to the violation shall be credited against the maximum term of imprisonment assessed to the defendant upon conviction for the original charge.
(3) This section shall apply to defendants sentenced on or after July 12, 2012.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. — Created
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 24, effective July 12, 2012.